
Games: Holiday Warmup Game
Here's a fun holiday-themed warmup you can use with your elementary-aged physical education students.
Students move around the room performing locomotor movements. The teacher calls out a holiday phrase and the students must act it out. Here are some sample phrases and movements:
- Santa Claus: Hands out to make a big belly and say “HO HO HO”
- Candy Cane: Make shape of candy cane with arms
- Eating Milk and Cookies: Pretend to eat cookies and drink milk
- Snowflake: Frozen star
- Xmas Trees: Feet apart, hands touching over head
- Hanging the Stocking: Jump up and pretend to hang the stocking on the mantel
- 2 in a Sleigh: 2 students sit side-by-side on floor
- 4 in a Sleigh: 2 sit side-by-side and 2 sit behind
- Snow Angel: Make a snow angel on the floor
- Last Minute Shopping: Jog in place
- Stroll the Mall: Power walking
- Ice Skating: Hands behind back and skate
- Mistletoe: Hug yourself
- Reindeer: Fingers on head and prance
- Elves: Palm out and fist hitting palm (Making toys)
- Lights Out: Lie down and go to sleep
- Blinking Lights: Jumping Jacks
- Snowman: One sitting on floor, one behind them kneeling, one standing behind them
- Wrap the Presents: Pretend to wrap presents
Contributors: From Suzanne Bathe & Adrienne Wallace, presented at the 2009 Texas AHPERD Convention.
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